Happy Wednesday.
OpenAI goes ads.
Anthropic buys some Super Bowl βno adsβ ads.
Sam Altman enters the chatβ¦
Us:
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Enjoy todayβs news.
A broad sell-off hit software stocks following Anthropicβs release of Claude Cowork plugins; shares of Oracle, Adobe, Salesforce, and many others dropped as investors worry AI could soon disrupt business processes by rapidly automating tasks.
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Anthropic says Claude AI will remain fully ad-free, calling chat conversations a βspace to thinkβ and rejecting ads or sponsored content as incompatible with genuinely helpful assistance.
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It also posted its Super Bowl commercials mocking ad-supported chatbots β made us laugh.
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β― Sam Altman just responded, criticizing the ads as misleading.
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Walmart hits a $1 trillion market cap, fueled by growth of its e-commerce business.
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π announces the winners of its $1M Article Contest.
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Fitbit founders launch Luffu, an AI health and safety platform designed to help families monitor and manage wellness together.
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Spain becomes the first country in Europe to ban social media for children under 16, following a similar move by Australia.
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The Washington Post, owned by Jeff Bezos, lays off about one-third of its staff across several newsroom departments.
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As promised, tech and startups in under a minute.
See you tomorrow.
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